After striking a conciliatory tone in his acceptance speech and getting to work by making several key appointments to his fledgling administration, President-elect Donald Trump is enjoying a post-election bump in popularity, according to one recent Politico/Daily Consult poll.

Compared to a similar poll conducted by Morning Consult just before Election Day, fewer Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the president-elect since his Nov. 8 victory.

Trump, who was plagued by consistently high unfavorability throughout the general election, was viewed negatively by 61 percent of those surveyed in the pre-election poll. In the most recent results, that number had shrunk to 46 percent.

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Another 46 percent of respondents told pollsters they have a very favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of Trump, marking a 9-point increase over the previous poll’s results.

Kyle Dropp, co-founder of Morning Consult, described Trump’s popularity bounce as a “honeymoon phase” common among winning presidential candidates.

“For example,” he said, “Obama saw about a 20-point swing in his favor following the 2008 election.”

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While a favorability spike might not be uncommon, the poll also offered some insight into how registered voters are viewing other aspects of the Trump transition.

“About half say Donald Trump’s transition is as organized or more organized than previous administration,” Dropp explained, “whereas about one in three describe it as less organized than past transitions.”

Several media reports of chaos and disorganization within the president-elect’s inner circle began to circulate last week, drawing immediate objections from Trump and his team.

Over the past several days, coverage has largely shifted to focus on the quick pace at which appointments are being made. NPR’s Scott Horsley pointed out in an article Friday that “Trump has announced his picks for chief of staff, national security adviser, and his first cabinet secretary as fast or faster than many of his recent predecessors.”

Though a majority of respondents in the recent poll see the transition as organized, many are unfamiliar with the names being announced to fill key administration positions.

Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon and Jeff Sessions, slated to serve as Trump’s chief of staff, chief strategist and attorney general respectively, are all “still largely unknown to Americans,” Dropp noted.

More than half of those polled indicated they had no opinion — or no knowledge — of any of the three men. Of those familiar with Priebus and Bannon, there was a difference in public reception.

Priebus, who currently serves as chair of the Republican National Committee, has evoked a net positive response. About 30 percent those polled described him as a strong pick while 27 percent felt he was a weak choice.

Only 20 percent of respondents felt Bannon’s appointment was strong, compared to 34 percent who thought it was weak.